"Every organisation faces the very real risk of being subject to a cyber-attack, and government departments are no exception."
"The digital ID will include a name, date of birth, nationality or residency status, and a photo - so if compromised, this information could be used for impersonation or fraud. It could also enable more sophisticated and tailored phishing attempts targeting individuals whose personal data has been exposed."
"It will be feasible for an enemy - whether a foreign state, such as Russia or China, or an organised crime group - to hold the entire country to ransom. Imagine a situation in which all state benefits - including pensions - were frozen, passports were rendered u"
The UK government plans mandatory digital ID cards stored on a government app that include name, date of birth, a photo, nationality and residency status. The cards will be required to verify right to work and to rent, with checks against a central database of people allowed to work. Cybersecurity experts warn a centralised repository of identity data would be a highly attractive target for cyber criminals and hostile states. Compromised records could enable impersonation, fraud and tailored phishing, and could allow attackers to extort taxpayers or disrupt state services such as benefits, pensions and passports.
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